| i. | CATHERINE "KITTY"5 CARRICO, b. 1808, prob Spencer Co., KY; d. 1883; m. JOHNSON PATTON, July 14, 1829, Spencer Co., KY. |
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Notes for CATHERINE "KITTY" CARRICO: Marriage Bond 1829-10: July 20, 1829: Johnson Patton and Kitty Carrico daughter of Joseph: John L. Patterson, surety. Return 4/17: Rev. William Carrico married Johnson Patton and Kitty Carrico on July 23, 1829. Grayson Co., VA Marriages 1793-1852 Pg. 63. |
| ii. | ALEXANDER CARRICO, b. 1811, Grayson Co., VA; d. July 29, 1856, Wise Co., VA; m. MARTHA JANE EDWARDS, January 19, 1832, Grayson Co., VA. |
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Notes for ALEXANDER CARRICO: Marriage Bond 1832-1: Jan 19, 1832: William Crawford, surety. Return 4-74: Rev. William Carrico married Alexander Carrico and Martha Edwards on 19-Jan- 1832. Grayson Co., VA Marriages 1793-1852 Pg. 73. His birth year is based on the 1850 census of Washington Co., VA where he was listed as 39, occupation: farmer. He was living there by 1-SEP-1849 as stated in a Deed of Trust given to Isaac Goble. (Washington Co. Deed Bk. 4, Pg. 233.) His personal property consisted of 1 two horse wagon, 1 set of hind gears for 2 horses, one clay bank mare, one sorrel mare, household and kitchen furniture, a crop of corn and buckwheat, 1 cow and yearling calf, 20 head of hogs and farming utensils. Wise county VA was formed in 1856 from the Counties of Lee, Scott, and Russell. According to C. A. Johnson's History of Wise County and Luther F. Addington's "The First Tragedy of Wise County" an account is given of the murder of Alexander Carrico by one of his neighbors, Beverly Dickerson. This quote is from C. A. Johnson's Wise County, Virginia "When Alexander Carico, at dawn of day, on Monday, July 28th, 1856, called his little boys, Montgomery and Weldon, up to his side, patted his brawny hand on their heads, told them to go to the mountain-top on that day and spread salt for the cattle, bade his wife an affectionate goodbye, and departed for the "Gig Glades," to join in the celebration of the birth of the county, and to witness the organization of its first county court, he never one time thought his name would be inscribed on the records of that court as the first man to be murdered in the county. Neither did Beverly Dickenson, when he parted with his family on the early morning of July 28, 1856, and made his winding way up Guest Mountain to the Big Glades on the same mission, one time think his name would go down on the county's records beside that of his neighbor, as being the first man in the county charged with the crime of murder. Both, no doubt, expected to return to their families as they had left them, and tell them of the Big Day at eh "Big Glades." Alexander Carico and Beverly Dickenson were neighbors, and lived in the neighborhood of Bull Run settlement. It is said they both owned land, and had settled there in the early pioneer days among the hills and wild woods of what is now the eastern part of Wise County, to dig out their living by the sweat of their brows. The county at that time was very sparsely settled, and a large wild mountain range surrounded them. They both had livestock, horses, hogs, cattle and sheep. The cattle, hogs and sheep fed over the broad range on the wild peavine that grew so abundantly and on the chestnuts and acorns that fell by the bushels to the ground. In the late fall of the year the stock was gathered up seal-fat , some to be butchered for home consumption, and others to be driven to the town of Lynchburg for market. Once a week each man would go to his salting place on some hiltop or down in some low valley by a water course, and leave fresh salt for his cattle and sheep, and a sprinkle of corn for his hogs, to keep them from straying too far away. The stock were kept belled, and each man knew the sound of his belled cattle and belled hogs and sheep, and could stand on the top of some peak and hear the jingle of his bells in the far distance, and distinguish the sound. Time passed, and one day, it is said, Alexander Carico found some of his hogs had been shot and killed, and others crippled, and the bells cut off of some, and shop off of others. And some of his horses were found with their tails cut off. Carico accused his neighbor, Dickenson, of doing this and a grudge commenced between them which continued to grow in feeling. A foot-path led through the low underbrush from the Primitive Baptist Church that had been adopted as the courthouse of the county, to the spring some two hundred yards in a southeast direction from the church, in the woods near the foot of a high ridge, on a lot now owned by W. C. Renfro, and formerly owned by the late Judge T. G. Wells. This spring was near the east side of the lot on which the dwelling house of Mrs. G. W. Kilgore now stands, and back a few feet in the rear of the house. When the crowd which had spread out in the Big Glades below, at the noon recess of the county court on July 28, 1856, heard loud talking and loud cursing, and a dull hollow sound near the spring, and surged toware the spot, they found Alexander Carico stretched out upon the ground, unconscious, caused from a lick on the back of the head with a large stick in the hands of Beverly Dickenson, his neighbor. The grudge had been rekindled, and as they were leaving the spring, Dickenson in fron, and Carico close behind him, Carico remarked to Dickenson, it is said, "I have never cut off no cow bells or horses'tails,' and Dickenson turned on him and struck Carico with a large stock. Carico was at once carried to the home of Daniel Ramey, the Monarch of the Big Glades, and first laid on a pile of rails in the yard of the Monarch's home. Dr. John Burns, who lived in the settlement where Tacoma is now located, on Guests River, was called to Carico's side, and at first pronounced him not seriously hurt, but later Carico was carried and placed under the shen of the Monarch's home and commenced to grow worse, and died sometime after midnight, on July 29th, following. Beverly Dickenson was arrested on the gound by the Crier (Sheriff) charged with the Murder of Alexander Carico, a warrant was sworn out against him for the offense, and he was afterwards carried to the Russell County jail which had been adopted as the jail for Wise County. His case was continued in the county court until November 28, 1856, on which day William Richmond, Jessee Davis, David Short, Nicholas Horne and James Estep, justies composing the court, heard the evidence and being advised, were of the opinion, as the records show, that Dickenson should be sent on to the circuit court for trial. Motion was made for bond for Dickenson, but the court refesed him bail, and he was remanded back to the Russell County jail. At the time this crime was committed the law provided where the judgment upon conviction involved a loss of life or imprisonment in the penitentiary, the county court had no jurisdiction to convict. When a person, not being a slave or free negro, was charged with an offense, if in the opinion of the justice the charge ought to be further inquired into, it was made his duty to remand the prisoner for examination before the county court, called a 'Court of Examination.'"............. The case of Beverly Dickenson for the murder of Alexander Carico was brought up in the circuit court of Wise County on October 5th, 1857. The court was opened with Hon. Samuel V. Fulkerson, judge, presiding, and a grand jury was impanelled. As the record reads: 'Harvey C. Bruce, foreman, Andrew J. Long, Elijah Beverly, John Creech, Jonathan Hunsucker, Sebastian H. Bickley, Isaac Willis, Isaiah Jones, Edward Ison, Silas Creech, William Taylor, Linhorn Blevins, John W. Wampler, James Baker, Daniel S. Hoge, John W. Burns and Anderson Wells were sworn a grand jury of inquest for the body of Wise County, and having received their charge, were sent out of court to consult of presentments, and after some time returned into court, and presented an indictment against Beverly Dickenson for murder.' The grand jury mentioned was the first grand jury to return an indictment for murder in Wise County, and the indictment returned by the grand jury was the first indictment ever found in the county for murder........... Dickenson was brought into court on the indictment and arraigned, and entered a plea of not guilty. The court allowed him bond in the sum of $1000 with Andrew J. Long, John Snodgrass, John C. Poindexter, Robert J. Beverly and Andrew J. Dotson as his sureties, which bond was afterwards forfeited. Dickenson skipped his bond and fled to the state of Kentucky. He was afterwards apprehended and brought back to Wise County, and on April 20, 1861, placed on trial in the circuit court of Wise County before Hon. Samuel V. Fulkerson, judge, presiding, and the following jury: Waman Riggle, Campbell W. Carter, David Stidham, Andrew Blythe, George Gilly, Cleming Joseph, Absalom Russell, John A. Hall, William Soward, William Elkins, G. Hale and Matthew S. Dotson. The defendant was represented in the trial by the law firm of Hagan & Richmond, comosed of Patrick Hagan and Jonathan Richmond. The cas was presecuted by William B. Aston, commonwealth attorney. The witnesses used in the trial of the case for the prosecution of Dickenson were John Davis, Harvey Robinett, Abner Carty, Jacob Ramey, James Hunsucker, S. D. Huff, Gabriel Richie, T. W. Newberry, Thomas A. Moore, Wilson Evans, Flem Ingle, John Gilliam, William Holyfield, Pentecost Gardner, Jeremiah Powers, John H. Hoge and Meredith Evans. Those used on behalf of the defendant, Beverly Dickenson, were Charles Taylor, James R. Porter, Morgan McLaughlin, Patton McLaughlin, Joseph Buchanan, M. T. Lipps, Robert A. Holdbrooks, Nathan McLaughlin, Randolph Robinette and Dr. John Burns. On the third day of the trial the jury returned the following verdict: "We, the jury, find the prisoner, Beverly Dickenson, guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and ascertain the period of his confinement in the public jail and penitentiary to be one year." (Signed) "Campbell W. Carter, "Foreman" The prisoner was thereupon sentenced by the court to serve one year in the penitentiary. Dickenson was thereupon forthwith carried to the penitentiary by the "Crier," under the provisions of the laws as then existed. The Civil War was on. Men were being called to the colors. Volunteers were needed. Dickenson volunteerd in the Confederate Army, and was pardoned by Governor Fletcher after serving part of his term. At the ent of the war Beverly Dickenson, it is said, moved to Wolfe County, KY and it seems he was never heard of again. He left no relatives in Wise County, so far as is known." From the old Wise County death records (State Library, Richmond, VA). Alexander's death was reported by Joseph M. Carrico, his son. Alexander's father was listed as Joseph Carrico, born in Grayson Co., VA and his occupation was a farmer. According to census reports Alexander was 44 or 45 at his death. Alexander's son, Joseph Montgomery (Gum) Carrico assumed head of the house- hold. |
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Notes for MARTHA JANE EDWARDS: The 1860 census of Wise Co. Va list Martha as age 49 and a housekeeper living with her oldest son, Joseph Montgomery (Gum) Carrico and his family. The value of the real estate at the time was listed at $400.00 and personal property was $212.00. Martha was again on the 1870 census of Wise Co. Her age was 56. Her two youngest sons were listed, Samuel,age 17 - a farm hand, and John W., 14, still at home. Martha was not located in the County Census as head of household. According to Wise County Deed Book #1, pg. 247-248, a deed was signed and recorded by Joseph M. Carrico on March 6, 1863 granting to Martha Carrico 126 acres of land on Bull Run Creek bounded by lands of James Holbrook, Thomason Fogle and Thomas Tolbert. Personal property consisted of 5 head of horses, 8 cattle, 2 hogs, 12 sheep and increase in stock, household and kitchen furniture all farming tools and 1 eight day clock. Morgan Lipps was County Clerk, and signed the deed. According to Martha's granddaughter, Mrs. Lillie Carrico Franks, daughter of Samuel Carrico, Martha spent her last years with Samuel and Martha Hillman Carrico. She was blind at the time of her death, which was about 1897 or 1898. She is buried perhaps in the Edwards Cemetery in an unmarked grave. |
| iii. | MUMFORD CARRICO, b. Abt. 1813; m. MARGARET "PEGGY" BOYLES, January 10, 1834, Rockingham Co., NC. |
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Notes for MARGARET "PEGGY" BOYLES: Died of Cancer |
| iv. | NANCY CARRICO, b. 1813, Grayson Co., VA; d. May 12, 1876, Wise Co., VA; m. HENRY TROY, December 21, 1829, Grayson Co., VA. |
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Notes for NANCY CARRICO: Henry & Nancy settled on a farm acquired on Turkey Fork Creek which later became the property of the Jacksons who married into the family. After Henry's death, Nancy was cared for by her son-in-law John C. Hale. Henry, Nancy and son Marcus are buried in the Old Lebanon Cem. on Elk Creek. |
| v. | JOSEPH5 CARRICO, b. 1840; d. 1847; m. SARAH CARRICO. | ||
| vi. | SUSAN CARRICO, b. 1842. | ||
| vii. | JANE CARRICO, b. 1842, Grayson Co., VA. |
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Notes for JANE CARRICO: Grayson Co., VA. Marriage Records, Bk 2, Pg. 44. Both were 39 and Jane was single, he had been married before. |
| viii. | CAROLINE CARRICO, b. 1845. | ||
| ix. | PATSEY CARRICO, b. 1847; m. JAMES ATKINS, December 19, 1823, Grayson Co., VA. |
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Notes for PATSEY CARRICO: Grayson Co., VA Marriages Bond 1823-36: Dec. 19, 1823: James Atkins and Patsey Carrico; Peter Carrico, surety. Consent given 12/19 by James Atkins, Sr. for his son James to get a license; witnessed by Joel Mallory. Return not found but reported as 12/27/1823 in Marriage Register One. (Rev. William Carrico). Grayson Co., VA Marriages 1793-1852 Pg. 45. |
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